Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-02
Alexandria Affair,
Reported for The EVENING STAR.


CANAL MEETING.-1he Alexandra Canal Com.
pany opened It's annual meeting at noon to-day IN
the chamber OF the common council city, bull Ing
The company now OWES tree from en,u nj m nce
the canal bed from the Potomac opposite t,t.,. g..
town To the Potomac opposite Alexandria The
city OF Alexancr.a has advanced 10 tn. Canal
Company $l52, 600 which has never been repaid
and it is also claimed that part or the land over
which the canal passes reyerts 10 the oIisi nal
owners on It's diversion from use a. a canal The
whole number OF shares Il $500 Tie United
States and the state OF Virginia own 5000 shares:
the Bennett estate as asas 900 shares, ana So0
shares remain, some fifty OF which w,gp renr,,.
sented at the meeting OF the company n d IA the
fall OF 1856. President Benoni Wheat g. d Secre-
tary L. {. Uhler were the only ones that attended
the meeting and at 1910 D. ma. they Adjourned
sine decor The want or quorum
SUNDAY VISITORS FROM WAsHIsoToS.-A very
great crowd from Washington came mere yester-
day Via the Alexandria and Washington le,1A
but the order OF the town WAS not ii apy DEGREE
disturbed, and without an exception the visitors
Were as quiet as church-goers. IL il the general
impression that Solae of them went home with
much less money than they brought Gown. A
number OF seanen from the 6alena were also
ashore spending the time quietly.
N0TEs.-A tarong OF people were Crawn TO thu
NJ. 4. Church South yesterday 10 hear Tie music
The new organ, whose bellows l. worked by WATER
power, displayed its cdpactie- under the hands Of
Mr.. Wilson $ Riley. OF tieoryetown. who bmilr The
organ. Mr.. j. {. Murr.y aid Mrs. VIM. lorke AT
Lee, OF Washington, took part In the excellent
vocal music rendered on the occasion.--The
Forty Hours seryicestegan at ~. Marys Catholic
church yesterday and were continued to-day hieh
mass being celebrated al O'Clock this morning.
The funeral OF Miss Jane Gr1gg, an old AlexaI-
dr1a lady, TOOK place yesterday al ernoon from her
house, No. lib Cameron street.-liill d Co are
about TO make three-story addition TO their
bakery on Lee street.-No liquor licenses will be
issued here until Instructions are given under the
new law, ana then only for two months until the
further order OF the legislature. The design OF
this Is 70 prevent payment In coupons. Capt Il.
s. Pitts, OF the Midland Railroad, Is about TO Inn
prove his recent purchase OF the kudd lot ON
Prince and Patrick streets, by putting up two nue
brick houses there.-Mr. L. Mahoney, OF Norfolk
has taken charge OF the Arlington Dstillery near
this place, recently sold 10 hm by Fegan's estate.
The Primitive Baptist church, ON Fairfax
street was open yesterday, and Elder snoot
preached Many members Of the congregation
went afterwards 10 Washington 10 hear Elder
Slnoot preach at the Columbia building there
Business has been very duh Ia Fishtown for sew
eral days-Rev. {. II. Hollis, OF Front Royal, Va,
ofictated at the second Presbyterian church yes
terday.-The Alexandria delegation TO Kich-
mond, on behalf of the Mineral Railroad bill, were
much encouraged by their reception. Dewitt Tai
mage has declined the invitation 10 lecture here
given him by the Young Mems Christian AssOciac
ton